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Novak Djokovic’s father has pulled out of attending tonight’s Australian Open semi-final in the wake of his controversial interaction with Vladimir Putin supporters on Wednesday.
Srdjan Djokovic released a statement saying that he would be staying away from Melbourne Park, where his son is heavy favourite to defeat American Tommy Paul in the second match of the last four.
Amid rowdy scenes following the quarter final, Djokovic Sr. was captured on video fraternising with fringe elements of spectators, alongside a man in a ‘Z’ T-shirt [denoting support for Russian armed forces] and behind a flag with Putin’s face on it.
The parents of Novak Djokovic of Serbia, father Srdjan and mother Dijana react during his post match speech following his win over Andrey Rublev of Russia
However, he maintained that he was merely wishing to thank Novak’s fans for their unstinting support.
‘I am here to
